Manager - Transportation Operations

• Position Type:
  Transportation/ Manager - Transportation Operations
• Date Posted:
  5/16/2024
• Location:
  
  Student Transportation Services
• Date Available:
  
  07/01/2024

Job Title: Manager
- Transportation Operations

Wage/Hour Status: Exempt/At-Will

Reports To: Assistant Director
- Transportation

Pay Grade/Days: 102/226

Dept./School: Student Transportation Services

Date Revised: April 2024

Oversees the establishment and revision of bus routes. Handles prompt resolution of student transportation problems. Coordinates student transportation programs with principals, central office, parents, outside agencies, and others. Prepares current and long-range student transportation plans.

• Education/Certification:
  
  High School Diploma or GED
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• College coursework in transportation, management, or other related fields preferred
• Clear and valid Texas commercial driver’s license with Passenger (P) and School Bus (S) endorsements
• Other combinations of applicable education, training and experience, which provide the knowledge, abilities, and skills necessary to perform effectively in the position, may be considered

• Extensive progressively responsible experience, including considerable supervisory experience, in the scheduling, routing, and safe operation of a large fleet of school buses or similar fleet transportation system, or related field-preferred
• Thorough knowledge of the scheduling, routing, and safe operation of school buses or other fleet vehicles
• Knowledge of state-mandated safety requirements and procedures
• Ability to analyze student transportation operations
• Ability to deal courteously and effectively with school officials, parents, and others
• Ability to supervise, directly or indirectly, large numbers of employees, including several layers of mid-level management
• Excellent oral and written communication and human relations skills
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and evaluate staff

• 3-5 years of supervisory experience in transportation and fleet operations
• 5 years of experience as a bus driver

• Supervises and coordinates all aspects of student transportation operations, including responsibility for the day-to‑day operation of school buses.
• Provides guidance and direction to the transportation depot managers and the transportation specialist responsible for special and alternative education pupil transportation and regularly meets with them for coordination, problem-solving, and planning purposes.
• Coordinates with the department’s staffing office to hire substitute bus operators and bus attendants for multiple locations.
• Reviews and investigates serious student or bus operator problems and recommends or initiates appropriate action.
• Prepares correspondence on student transportation issues for the department and other school system officials as required.
• Confers with school officials, parents, and outside agency officials on student transportation problems, procedures, and requirements and recommends or initiates appropriate actions.
• Answers mail and phone requests for information on bus routes and stop locations, and reviews requests for schedule changes.
• Analyzes current and long‑term student transportation requirements and provides plans for meeting requirements and improving operations.
• Assists department in meeting management plans by developing objectives for transportation managers.
• Assists operational supervisors in the handling of day-to‑day problems, and acts as a resource person to supervisors on management and transportation questions.
• Advises the director on the department's budgetary needs.
• Coordinates review of the department's management efficiency program.
• Develops and maintains a department library on pertinent transportation industry materials and management articles to assist the manager's delivery of service.
• Keeps informed on transportation industry innovations and trends as they relate to division concerns.
• Meets with other divisions/departments to promote interdisciplinary programs.
• Acts as liaison between department, schools, and community.
• Performs related work as required.

None